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Any criticism of Republicans by a card carrying Democrat is meaningless. A waste of keystrokes.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A train wreck exactly as predicted. Obama, Pelosi and Reid should be held personally accountable.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Then the polar bears would starve to death.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trump, Sanders, . . . who cares what their political philosophy is? Just as long as it is a man. Time for that antiquated thinking to change in this country. Go Hilary! One of the better qualified and battle tested presidential candidates to come along in quite some time.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Int. Paper Mill seen from Main St. http://members.efn.org/~hkrieger/4sp04_09.jpg from the series, "Springfield Thru the Mill", http://members.efn.org/~hkrieger/springfield.htm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don't blame the private sector for this nonsense. Now SB 1521 needs to be defeated.	0	0	0	0	0.166667	0	0
https://youtu.be/cY0OCdHICCo Fahrenheit 9.11. Full movie. Some of you need reminding.....Insanity is expecting each one of us matter in the broader picture. Self serving pillsbury dough boys. Do you think our own Bozovitch is pouting? l2g	0.166667	0	0	0	0.166667	0	0
and vice versa... It is not a matter of principle when you are advancing your own agenda	0.2	0.1	0	0	0.2	0.1	0
Which was first, the chicken or the egg? Which was first, scofflaw tycoons getting special treatment, or bribed politicians getting campaign donations? Gee whiz, I wonder where hundreds of millions go, up in political smoke, wasted on "boondoggles?" Must be pretty lucrative to waste the people's money, or else it wouldn't be so popular to do. "Don't blame the private sector" is laughable! The notion that all these tycoons are honorable sweetie-pies, such altruistic and good civic leaders, is proven nonsense. As if corruption were a spontaneous phenomenon in Salem and elsewhere. Give me break. Purchased politicians allow the special interests to rob the body politic blind, selling out our children into future economic bondage. America's economy is being liquidated wholesale by globalists. People forget so easy. But some of us still remember the crimes of ENRON, robbing the pensioners of PGE, etc, etc. And when Uncle Phil says "Jump!" the Oregon Legislature asks "How high, sir?"	0.4	0	0	0	0.4	0	0
Dawn Reynolds? I hope the settlement is everything you hoped it'd be and more. You tried to help me one time Ms. Reynolds. I had been in a situation where I needed the police to help me. They came. They did their thing and they left. The Police's actions were unprofessional, wrong and needed calling out on it. I did. I had, I thought, support of a local gov agency to help me talk w/this cop and his Sargent. Ms. Reynolds actually had seen the whole thing come down. She also was there and saw how the cops handled 'me'. She'd called me afterwards to see if I was satisfied? I wished I hadn't of been so afraid to continue w/that situation. I'd believed my 'support' would protect.defend me. Nope. It was the 'switch and bait' tactic. Probably not enough info to make a difference to any others besides Ms. Reynolds and me. Ms. Reynolds? Thank you for your service to this community.......and your offered help to me. May your life be filled w/: love, peace and joy.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
After our greedy and insatiable government takes its cut - which is the whole point of this rhetoric - that $1 they send you is really going to change your life.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clearly, you don't understand that these are true artistes; not the amateurs who do the work when you're in prison!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
"Petty and childish" Really? As long as the RG editorial staff is using children behaviors to describe the legislature both in the short session and the the 2015 session, how about "bullies" to describe the democrat majority tactics. Think back to the first 2 weeks of the 2015 session when "priority" legislation was rushed through, the on-going abuse of the emergency clause, and the last 2 weeks of "lets pass it now and figure out the details later" legislation. I think the republicans were doing exactly what they should do (and all they could do) to at least make the public aware of the democrats on-going refusal not only to let the minority party have a say in new legislation, but refusing to allow any measure of meaningful public input.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Good letter. I like letters that make you think, and yours does that. I like a lot of what Sanders has to say, and am glad he is saying it. He also makes people think. Passing and enacting practical policy to address the many issues facing this politically fractured country - I guess that's the rub.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
If someone in D.C. could purchase your vote with a Social Security raise, they'd do it in a heartbeat. The Oregon minimum wage hikes are nothing more than payback to the state's public unions for their unwavering and significant financial support to the Dems.	0.166667	0	0.166667	0	0	0.166667	0.166667
If regulators do their jobs, people who make money by poisoning others throw fits and empower tea party movements to undo government of, by and for the people. That results in far too many regulators (I'm looking at you, entire city of Eugene staff and LRAPA) to simply roll over for any business at the public's expense. Notice how Ms. Amidon didn't bother to notify the many residents of the area that an exemption for glass makers would cause them to continue to experience toxic air. Somehow, the corporate "citizens" were far more important than mere human citizens.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The IAAF meet is for the glory and enjoyment of a very select few. It will have no lasting positive impact on Oregon's or even Eugene's economy. The sponsors have asked the University to alter its Summer Term so those damn students won't be in the dorms. They've asked University area landlords to change their 12 month leases to 11 month the year of the meet so the students can be "kicked out" of their apartments for the month of the IAAF meet. They initially just wanted $25 million of taxpayer dollars.....didn't work. Now they introduced an "end run" to still get the money. It's hasn't worked exactly like they planned so they're in a "stage three" pout. Can they perhaps see the irony in complaining that Portland area legislators are being "selfish" when the proposed IAAF subsidy benefits a small, very select, elite group of individuals and business interests in Eugene, with no benefit statewide. Put bluntly.. " Phil and buddies: Fund Your Own Damn Track Meet"	0.6	0.1	0.4	0	0.4	0	0
It is nonsense. Blame? How about a political (especially campaign) system which enables the very wealthy and powerful to control "our" representatives. If we had "truth" in labeling for legislators, they would look like NASCAR paint jobs.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bend Oregon...both of my elementary school kids have contracted it this week. Another kid at our school last week. This is not just a "cluster" this seems to be travelling nation wide. Wisconsin had an outbreak too.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
that's comparing apples to oranges...this is the price of oil going down but not for the consumers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Business owners will adjust pricing to maximize profit. Actually, some things are cheaper... gas for instance, because people were buying less gas at the higher prices. Other things are less sensitive to price and demand remains the same, so prices don't go down. On the flip side, this also explains why prices don't automatically go up when costs increase, whether that is rising oil prices or increased minimum wage.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Actually, it's well documented that the price of gas rises much quicker when costs go up than declining when costs go down.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
And absolutely none of your little rant has anything to do with PERS or public sector unions, which Bernie Sanders unquestioningly supports. Your comment is completely irrelevant.	0.166667	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Knight, his Nike-rich buddies, and sycophants such as our esteemed legislators, will tell you what is "best for you." Follow their "lead", stay out of their way, get "behind" them and, if you're lucky, a few bucks might fall out of their pockets for you to grovel for. Face it, the very wealthy know "what is best".......for them.....you don't really count. They tell us to support an elite IAAF meet which will disrupt the University.....those damn students are just "in the way"; will cost over ten million dollars per day; will financially benefit only a very few individuals (those who don't really need the money); will have prohibitive ticket prices (so mere peasants can't attend); and will cost about 25 million in tax dollars.....gosh, how could we possibly turn that down??? In my opinion, our local Democatic legislators have, once again, "sold out" to the wealthy special interest groups. I've been an active Democrat for over fifty years and find your actions sad...	0.3	0	0.3	0	0.3	0	0
Rather than squabble about who's a republican and who is a democrat, why not discuss the proposed legislation and the reasoning for or against it? "Vile?" I think not.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Irrelevant citation. These are not Oregon legislative districts.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The proposed increase in the state’s lodging tax is good enough reason for republicans to boycott the short session. The RG is wrong as usual the republicans have this one right. "Democrats were using the session to pursue an overreaching agenda of tax increases, regulation and ideological issues.”	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The track meet that will be of inestimable* value to the state and to the citizens of Lane county isn't getting as much of the pie as it wants, but unfortunately is still going to get a lot of pie, by hook or crook. *("inestimable" in this case means inestimably low.)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
"Nathanson and Rep. John Davis, a Wilsonville Republican who backed the bill in the House" A democrat and a republican. And it was the democratic senators who changed the bill. But the writer could not help himself from including boiler plate on republicans being obstructionist. Talk about media manipulation of the facts.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
While you have an excellent point about the use of robbery and burglary, accident is normally used correctly. Unless a driver intentionally causes the accident (say "brake-checking, swerving to hit an ex-husband, etc.) then, regardless of blame, it is still an accident.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thanks. I see the wording on their website now that I know what I'm looking for.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Both our statements are true, unless you are denying that gas is cheaper now! What you say fits with what I'm saying, since people's willingness to buy is reset when prices go up--they become used to it and make changes elsewhere to afford the gas (but still buy less), so owners know that dropping prices completely isn't needed to get an increase in demand.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
"start working together to get the work they were elected to do done." ....if only that were the case. In today's hyper-partisan America the idea of the two major political parties "working together" is entirely lost. When President Obama was elected, Mitch McConnell made it very clear the goal of the GOP was to be sure he was a "one term" President. With President Obama's re-election, McConnell was very clear and open with his dedication to block any of the President's proposals. State legislatures are just as partisan. In Oregon it's the Democratic majority working to push through "their" ideas and the Republicans working just as hard to stop those bills using any tactic available. Were the Republicans in the majority, we'd just be seeing the "mirror image." Regrettably, this seems to be just what most voters want. A candidate promoting "compromise" and focusing on solutions to problems rather than attacks would be, to me, a welcome rarity.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reading this article and the comments below bring up another issue that the RG, KLCC ("public" broadcasting) and other Oregon media sources won't touch; the lack of taxes from the big timber industry clearcutters. Oregon's timber harvest taxes are almost non existent. We have been subsidizing the deforestation industry-actually paying for them to destroy our forests. We should look to them to pay timber harvest taxes comparable to those in Washington and California states. We should also stop subsidizing them to the tune of millions of dollars a year. We should make them pay ALL the external costs their practices create; lack of water, lack of clean water, loss of carbon sequestration, loss of wildlife habitat, increase in algae blooms, land slides, etc. etc. Currently WE, the taxpayers pay for these damages. The profits are privatized and the costs are socialized. THIS is the BIG, UNTOLD STORY NO MAINSTREAM MEDIA WILL TOUCH IN OREGON.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Young people who have chosen to follow Bernie Sanders need to be extremely careful of the message. Bernie is selling Pie In The Sky. There are no free rides. Someone will pay and I can assure you that it will not be the super rich as he says. The super rich are super rich for a reason; they know how to take care of their money. The people who will alternately pay will be you, your parents, and every middle class person in this country. When large and small business people find new ways to avoid the Sanders taxes your parents will have to make adjustments to their life styles in order to pay the taxes for all of Bernie's fee stuff. When you graduate from college you better get an updated pass port because the company you thought you might work for has moved. If you think cooperate America is avoiding taxes now, a Bernie Sanders presidency will absolutely guarantee it. Socialism and the free market do not play well together. I do not wish to live in a European economy.	0.166667	0	0.166667	0.166667	0	0	0.166667
Where is the story about how Lane County No Kill trapped spayed and neutered a colony of 50+ cats with the help of FCCO out of Portland and Wags here in town. Now that is something that is note worthy unlike greenkill trying to get donations for them saying that they are doing it. Maybe if they would have helped with the 50+ then it would be note worthy of them.	0.142857	0	0	0	0	0	0
You're actually suggesting that legislators should be discussing legislation? Actually studying proposals and their impacts on the people of Oregon. Actually considering others' views and, perhaps, reaching a compromise. You'd have these people actually listening to each other and engaging in civil discourse? You'd have legislation perhaps "sponsored" jointly by members from both parties? You'd have votes that might approach unanimity instead of just reflecting party lines? You'd have these people sitting around the campfire singing Kumbaya instead of running around throwing mud at each other? You and the RG editorial writers are such wimps. What's the purpose of being reasonable and construtive when, instead, you can spend your time fighting and vilifying those who disagree with you!!! It seems you simply don't understand todays politics......	0.2	0	0	0	0.2	0	0
I was talking about the comments here---I wouldn't be so crazy to expect our puppet legislators to be so reasonable....they are bought and paid for!	0.857143	0	0	0	0.857143	0	0
Trucks with elogs can NOT be shut off by remote control by company or anyone else. I can't believe anyone in the industry would actually believe such nonsense. If that were the case, you would have trucks stuck in travel lanes unable to move after being delayed in a backup. The log may scream at you, but you can still drive. It is LEGAL to park in OR where this driver parked. That is why he was NOT cited. He didn't do anything wrong.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Let there be a full scale riot if public funds go towards the worthless track event.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oh. I thought it was about greed.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
President Trump will make America great again. A daunting task after eight years of the Great Divider, Barack Hussein Obama.	0.2	0	0	0	0.2	0	0
Seriously off topic.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I want them to wear NASCAR coveralls with logos matching the amount of money they have received for their votes. The more money, the larger the patch. Nike, SEIU, Bloomberg, Koch Brothers; whoever they are really working for. Some of these 'legislators' would have a patch covering their entire back and multiple others all over their body.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Let them eat seals.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I've never understood "artistes" or artists, I'm just an old journeyman carpenter. I do hope that warning isn't the voice of experience!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OK......I was worried for a moment. I thought you were actually suggesting that politicians might be capable of acting in a satesmanlike fashion....	0.166667	0	0	0	0.166667	0	0
I wonder if there's any correlation between the large number of people who recently moved to Portland, and this drift in IPA flavoring away from the original Oregon style. Maybe these non-natives were the ones swaying the public vote!!!!!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oh yes indeed. Donald Trump would never stoop to comments and actions which might divide America. He's just the type of thoughtful, rational, reasonable, compassionate leader who "will make America great again." Surely, you jest..........	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Feel the same way about Darren Wilson? Didn't think so.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sanders isn't a Democrat. He's merely highjacking the Democratic party because he can't get on any ballot as an independent. Sanders admits he needs revolution to win. Revolutionaries may have hope for him, but there will be no national revolution on the Democratic side of this election. Poor people don't have time to revolt. Only their champion/nannies have the time and money for revolution. Sanders means what he says, but so does Cruz. Neither can get any of their sky pies baked by the legislators that they caucus with, let alone get any support from the other side. If Sanders should by some miracle win the Democrats' nomination he will be red-baited and portrayed as Che, beret and all. Hillary can't do that to him--she needs the more rational supporters of Sanders to vote for her, unless his supporters prefer a President Trump. America can't survive another "President Gore--woops" situation. Trump will give a whole new meaning to the phrase "executive action."	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I read the story with a truly heavy heart. I've supported Jules, strongly, since his first run for the Legislature. I've had many conversations with him--in his Salem office, at Town Forums (I live in House 42), and on my front porch. And I've appreciated basically all his positions. That said, while I've never considered myself a "single-issue voter," I cannot bring myself to support someone who belongs to, and attends, and calls his spiritual home, a religious institution that is so blatantly--admittedly--misogynistic. All well and good that Jules says he "doesn't support" everything his church believes in, but his very presence lends support not just to the church, but to their doctrine. A 19th century position on women is stunningly out of keeping with progressive Portland, and sadly disappointing that a politician I've believed in tacitly supports that position with his membership and participation. I am truly saddened by this information.	0.166667	0	0.166667	0	0.166667	0	0
Heck I'd have done it for $2300.00 a sign.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Feed the cat? I have a cat??	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wow. :-/ We could have transitioned off fossil fuels, decades ago?? Highly doubtful (unless you mean we all went back to living like the Amish). We couldn't transition off fossil fuels completely now without major disruptions to our standard of living, and indeed our very health and longevity. There is a very good empirical relation between a nation's crude death rate and the per capita income - reduce the standard of living a few points, and in a nation with a population of ours, it amounts to tens of thousands of premature deaths annually (you can Google it). So we all have a vested interest in keeping the lights turned on and the wheels turning. For the foreseeable future, that means fossil fuels. Sorry! :-/	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I'm happy? Thanks for letting me know....back to staring at the wall.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
You're exactly right......this is is just what critics said would happen. Now they'll expect Republicans to fix this unfixable boondoggle.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
And some how you believe that YOU matter to the democrat political establishment? LOL... Anyone I repeat ANYONE who is stupid enough democrat or republican to believe that they matter to the political establishment beyond giving their occasional slave vote and buying into their bull feather of promises gets what they voted for which is about 99.9% cow dung.	0.653333	0.066667	0.16	0	0.626667	0.093333	0
The topic is "civil discourse" and a part of that topic is binary thinking. Your comment seemed a bit binary, which seemed kind of ironic, but I think it was speaking to the topic. 40-20 good - Tipaw good.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
My own suspicion is that the Large Hadron Collider, in conjunction with the LIGO gravity-wave experiment, somehow created a quantum rift in the spacetime continuum, and I've slipped through into a parallel universe that is almost - but not quite! - the same as the one I left. Except here, a billionaire bloviator and rabble-rousing con man can promote himself to be a leading candidate for President of a major political party, without displaying any actual qualifications for high office whatsoever. =:-o I'm looking for the Way Back Home ... :'-(	0.3	0	0	0	0.3	0	0
That's the RED guard for you true to their leftist bias philosophy!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
You said it. It's fenced in by the highway, only really accessible by motor vehicle. Nobody that's currently walking or riding a bike to Ainsworth will be able to do the same at sylvan.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
In some cultures the elders are honored and respected. In ours they're ignored, dismissed, disrespected, and made the grist for cheap humor. What the hell's wrong with you young wippersnappers. When I was a kid (yeah, that's been a while) we called elders "sir" or "mam", helped them with any "heavy lifting", and treated them with respect. I have always liked "old folks", hell, I like 'em so much, I decided to become one. Each day I look around for someone older than me so I can be nice to them......and each day that gets tougher. I might have to start being nice to people younger than me..	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
You seem to have forgotten about 2014 midterm election results? If memory serves the American people handed both houses of congress to the republicans for a more then just one or two reasons.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
You gotta be kidding...buried movie page and the theaters are not listed alphabetically and/or unable to sort?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Behold yet another Eugene Police Department product. What a fine pack of alumni. Bowls of expletives, retaliation against whistleblowing officers who got ostracized and thrown under the bus, multiple cases of sexual harassment and physical assault, a peeping tom caught filming his own colleagues in the police station bathroom, a high school resource officer molesting women, two notorious rapists, et cetera. Bravo. What a rotten culture. I have family in law enforcement, and let's just say that the EPD is one of those departments which has a lengthy reputation proceeding it...	0.2	0	0	0	0.2	0	0
If I were putting together a police department, one of the hiring requirements would be that no one is hired from a failed police department. UOPD and EPD are definitely in the category of failed police departments. I wonder if the new UO president decided it was appropriate to do a little house cleaning at the failed UOPD, starting at the top. Perhaps with appropriate oversight, this thing can be saved from becoming just like EPD. I'm not terribly optimistic. From the looks of it, their officers need massive retraining and I'm not sure it will take.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
It will be interesting to see if something new has been uncovered, or if this was sort of a delayed fallout. The sudden nature of her departure makes me think that perhaps there is indeed a new revelation. Let us hope that Diane Dietz is able to do some follow up on this, and get to the bottom of why she was so suddenly let go. That usually only happens for a reason.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Well, well. There is nothing wrong with the current courthouse that a fresh coat of paint wouldn't cure. The security risks are not explained leading one to believe that the term 'security risk' is being overused by those in 'authority' to mask their requests to feed at the public trough. The security in knowing that our taxes are being well spent is at risk.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Did you feed the cat?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cat? I have a cat?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Driving in your own lane is hard! /sarc Hope the woman goes to jail for a few years.	0.4	0	0	0.3	0.1	0	0
Thanks for keeping us safe! /sarc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
and gosh, that's certainly worked out well, hasn't it.,,,	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
thank goodness.....someone has finally presented a rational explanation for the "Trump Phenomenon".....If you find that "way back home", don't leave without me.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Outsider, No spin or manipulation. Senate Republicans have said openly that they will do anything to try and stop the coal phase-out bill, which they believe is a badly flawed policy. Here's comment from Senate Republican Leader Ted Ferrioli this week: "We have a committed position to do almost anything we can think of to slow or stop the process." http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/02/senator-ferrioli-republicans-look-to-stop-coal.html The reason that's relevant here, as the article explains, is that if partisan tensions were lower in the Senate, the lodging tax could potentially pass with both Democrats and Republicans votes, like in the House. Because that's not possible right now, all 18 Democrats have to vote "yes" to pass the bill. That dynamic gives more power to Portland Democrats who wanted it changed. I was just trying to provide full context for readers on this issue. Not about boiler plate GOP bashing.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reminds me of: Old couple worried about their memory, go to a doctor. He does some tests, tells them not to worry, but to get little note pads and start writing things down. They do, it's working well. One evening they're watching tv. Wife gets up, says I'm going to get some ice cream, would you like some? Husband says Sure! And with some caramel sauce on top. Wife heads toward kitchen, husband says You didn't write it down! Wife says, Ice cream, carmel sauce. I can remember. A few minutes later she come back, hand her husband a hot dog. He looks at her and says, Honey, you should have written it down. You forgot the mustard!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hmmmmm .... similar to the hushed sudden departure of RG editor and publisher N Christian Anderson two months ago. No mention of that in the RG. http://www.eugeneweekly.com/blog/r-g-parts-ways-editor-and-publisher-n-christian-anderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yes. You do. Fortunately, it's a good mouser. And you always leave the lid on the toilet up.	0.3	0	0.1	0	0.3	0	0.1
So I went to Ainsworth and you need to think about your life for if you want Spanish kicked out.	0.3	0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0
You shouldn't talk about Mr Obama like that. Shame on you.	0.166667	0	0	0	0.166667	0	0
It's a good thing. Now I'll be able to legally let the dogs loose when I'm driving the lonely highways over the mountain.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maybe she stepped out for a bowl of bratwurst.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I wonder what she was doing other than driving that caused her to cross so far over the centerline and hit another vehicle?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
in dealings with all things "supportive" to the public - this city is in a time zone all it's own. some of the wierdist doings happen here between the U, nike, RG, track town usa...actually all things duck sports ... and rich individuals and politicians. the U operates on it's own value system and is pretty blatant in showing it. the roads get heavier use and heavier use and are old and totally insufficient, but the city can't get momentum moving behind any actual fixes. instead the em x 6th and 7th corridor abomination. what a Frankenstein of a system. the city chokes on itself. the RG often seems to under-report something, put on obvious slant to it or just leave out facts that are readily available elsewhere. I never trust I've gotten a complete unbiased report from the RG. just don't. that's one reason I appreciate the comments section - there is often as much info as was in the story itself. so waiting for the rest of the story.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
this is a shame if they do not shield this man who was just doing his job. he is being thrown under the bus and it is horrible. the folks involved have already shown a propensity for radical behavior...	0.2	0	0	0	0.1	0	0
I am not surprised. I had a goat at one time. Blackberries were not her preferred food. She would nibble the newest leaves but the main branches were untouched. Even goats that love blackberries leave the large branches which leaf back out the minute they were not browsed.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
As one who is 'straight, but definitely not narrow,' I unfortunately focused on the "women must submit" nonsense that underpins Imago Dei's relational doctrine, but missed the implications for so many other relationships. As one who probably has more LGBT friends than straight friends, this makes Jules' participation in this cult all the more troubling. Thanks for pointing this out.	0.4	0	0	0	0.2	0.3	0
another biased, hate-filled, loud, bombastic, angry german man with funny hair - the last one turned out so well... +++has any thought been given to how trump would divest himself of financial interests should be become president? what dark paths will his financial power be hidden?	0.6	0	0	0	0.5	0.5	0
The Trib piece, which suggest possible ethics violations--without specifically saying so--would be troubling, at least momentarily, in a campaign. Combining this with the WW piece on Jules' choice of a spiritual home, and it hasn't been a good week for the candidate. I hope he finds a way to publicly address both of these issues. Soon.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I'm trying to appreciate your perspective, Fracture, and I don't see where anyone is "denying religious freedom." Within the bounds of the law (having more than one wife, e.g., isn't legal), people are free to worship as they will. What they are not free to do is impose their religious beliefs on others--as in a public official who refuses, on religious grounds, to marry people who are legally entitled to be married. Jules is free to worship wherever he chooses. That's not what this is about. It is about the fact that the official doctrine of the church he chooses as his spiritual home is anti-woman and anti-gay (to frame it simplistically). As voters, who are being asked to support an individual for a very important elected position, it is important that we have a complete picture of that individual. That is what this is about, not "Religious Freedom."	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I've always appreciated your voice Randy, and you raise an interesting point here. I'd offer a different perspective. As a once-upon-a-time Catholic, I can appreciate the appeal of that ancient and often beautiful liturgy. And the idea of an individual standing up against aspects of that doctrine (birth control, homosexuality), while many do, is basically folly. And the alternatives to the history and magnitude of that religious 'grandeur' are minimal. What we're talking about here--as I understand it--is a small, community church, where there are numerous alternatives; and where it is one important voice in hundreds, not one insignificant voice in hundreds of million. To me that makes an important difference.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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I'm a Unitarian, Nathan, and we welcome those from a variety of beliefs and religious backgrounds--and also value human interaction highly, as we do acceptance and avoidance of (Old Testament) negative labeling. So while I disagree with your church's positions, I really appreciate your reaching out and attempting to expand the dialogue. Quite often, over a beer, people are able to find common (interpersonal) ground. Unfortunately that doesn't change the devastating multi-century effects of official religious institutions' positions on women and (all types of minorities). As Dr. King believed, the "Arc of history inevitably bends toward justice" (especially for women and all minorities). You may be a decent guy. Your church has some doctrines that aren't, and finding out--over a beer--that you're a decent guy won't change that.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Novel thought JD, thanks! So Jules is a "stealth" candidate who is going to find common ground between those who condemn the LGBT community and believe women must be subservient...and those of us who believe we're all created equal and should be accepted/respected for WHO we are, not what we are. Good luck to him, he's going to need it. And if he pulls it off, I'll definitely reconsider my vote in 2020.	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0
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Great point. This picking-and-choosing allows folks to subjugate women, but ignores all the other great stuff in Leviticus. Eat a cheeseburger? That's a sin--mixing meat and dairy. Not circumsized guys? You're a sinner. Work on Sunday? Sinner. (So...are religious leaders who are "working" leading their congregations on Sunday...wow, gets confusing.) The litany of Old Testament things that the "Good Book" says is hilarious. Just as hilarious as saying women aren't fit to lead--because the "Good Book" says so. As Nathan might suggest, read Leviticus--it's an eye-opener. And totally unrelated to the teachings of Jesus, the New Testament, since nowhere does he suggest women are second-class people. (Speaking of Jesus here, and not the misogynist Paul.)	0.4	0.1	0	0	0.3	0.2	0
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Sometimes I bother with links, but I assume that anyone bright enough can easily find them, and if they haven't it's because they don't want to. I share information with people who can benefit from it, mostly other activists, but I've found it impossible to educate people who are determined to believe what they need to, and are impervious to facts. No matter how clearly you explain things to them, they just don't get it. Meanwhile reality just keeps on rolling, running over beliefs.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Trump, Sanders, . . . who cares what their political philosophy is? Just as long as it is a man. Time for that antiquated thinking to change in this country. Go Hilary! One of the better qualified and battle tested presidential candidates to come along in quite some time.

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Int. Paper Mill seen from Main St. http://members.efn.org/~hkrieger/4sp04_09.jpg from the series, "Springfield Thru the Mill", http://members.efn.org/~hkrieger/springfield.htm

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Don't blame the private sector for this nonsense. Now SB 1521 needs to be defeated.

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and vice versa... It is not a matter of principle when you are advancing your own agenda

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Which was first, the chicken or the egg? Which was first, scofflaw tycoons getting special treatment, or bribed politicians getting campaign donations? Gee whiz, I wonder where hundreds of millions go, up in political smoke, wasted on "boondoggles?" Must be pretty lucrative to waste the people's money, or else it wouldn't be so popular to do. "Don't blame the private sector" is laughable! The notion that all these tycoons are honorable sweetie-pies, such altruistic and good civic leaders, is proven nonsense. As if corruption were a spontaneous phenomenon in Salem and elsewhere. Give me break. Purchased politicians allow the special interests to rob the body politic blind, selling out our children into future economic bondage. America's economy is being liquidated wholesale by globalists. People forget so easy. But some of us still remember the crimes of ENRON, robbing the pensioners of PGE, etc, etc. And when Uncle Phil says "Jump!" the Oregon Legislature asks "How high, sir?"

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Dawn Reynolds? I hope the settlement is everything you hoped it'd be and more. You tried to help me one time Ms. Reynolds. I had been in a situation where I needed the police to help me. They came. They did their thing and they left. The Police's actions were unprofessional, wrong and needed calling out on it. I did. I had, I thought, support of a local gov agency to help me talk w/this cop and his Sargent. Ms. Reynolds actually had seen the whole thing come down. She also was there and saw how the cops handled 'me'. She'd called me afterwards to see if I was satisfied? I wished I hadn't of been so afraid to continue w/that situation. I'd believed my 'support' would protect.defend me. Nope. It was the 'switch and bait' tactic. Probably not enough info to make a difference to any others besides Ms. Reynolds and me. Ms. Reynolds? Thank you for your service to this community.......and your offered help to me. May your life be filled w/: love, peace and joy.

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After our greedy and insatiable government takes its cut - which is the whole point of this rhetoric - that $1 they send you is really going to change your life.

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Clearly, you don't understand that these are true artistes; not the amateurs who do the work when you're in prison!

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"Petty and childish" Really? As long as the RG editorial staff is using children behaviors to describe the legislature both in the short session and the the 2015 session, how about "bullies" to describe the democrat majority tactics. Think back to the first 2 weeks of the 2015 session when "priority" legislation was rushed through, the on-going abuse of the emergency clause, and the last 2 weeks of "lets pass it now and figure out the details later" legislation. I think the republicans were doing exactly what they should do (and all they could do) to at least make the public aware of the democrats on-going refusal not only to let the minority party have a say in new legislation, but refusing to allow any measure of meaningful public input.

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Good letter. I like letters that make you think, and yours does that. I like a lot of what Sanders has to say, and am glad he is saying it. He also makes people think. Passing and enacting practical policy to address the many issues facing this politically fractured country - I guess that's the rub.

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If someone in D.C. could purchase your vote with a Social Security raise, they'd do it in a heartbeat. The Oregon minimum wage hikes are nothing more than payback to the state's public unions for their unwavering and significant financial support to the Dems.

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If regulators do their jobs, people who make money by poisoning others throw fits and empower tea party movements to undo government of, by and for the people. That results in far too many regulators (I'm looking at you, entire city of Eugene staff and LRAPA) to simply roll over for any business at the public's expense. Notice how Ms. Amidon didn't bother to notify the many residents of the area that an exemption for glass makers would cause them to continue to experience toxic air. Somehow, the corporate "citizens" were far more important than mere human citizens.

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The IAAF meet is for the glory and enjoyment of a very select few. It will have no lasting positive impact on Oregon's or even Eugene's economy. The sponsors have asked the University to alter its Summer Term so those damn students won't be in the dorms. They've asked University area landlords to change their 12 month leases to 11 month the year of the meet so the students can be "kicked out" of their apartments for the month of the IAAF meet. They initially just wanted $25 million of taxpayer dollars.....didn't work. Now they introduced an "end run" to still get the money. It's hasn't worked exactly like they planned so they're in a "stage three" pout. Can they perhaps see the irony in complaining that Portland area legislators are being "selfish" when the proposed IAAF subsidy benefits a small, very select, elite group of individuals and business interests in Eugene, with no benefit statewide. Put bluntly.. " Phil and buddies: Fund Your Own Damn Track Meet"

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It is nonsense. Blame? How about a political (especially campaign) system which enables the very wealthy and powerful to control "our" representatives. If we had "truth" in labeling for legislators, they would look like NASCAR paint jobs.

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Bend Oregon...both of my elementary school kids have contracted it this week. Another kid at our school last week. This is not just a "cluster" this seems to be travelling nation wide. Wisconsin had an outbreak too.

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that's comparing apples to oranges...this is the price of oil going down but not for the consumers

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Business owners will adjust pricing to maximize profit. Actually, some things are cheaper... gas for instance, because people were buying less gas at the higher prices. Other things are less sensitive to price and demand remains the same, so prices don't go down. On the flip side, this also explains why prices don't automatically go up when costs increase, whether that is rising oil prices or increased minimum wage.

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Actually, it's well documented that the price of gas rises much quicker when costs go up than declining when costs go down.

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And absolutely none of your little rant has anything to do with PERS or public sector unions, which Bernie Sanders unquestioningly supports. Your comment is completely irrelevant.

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Phil Knight, his Nike-rich buddies, and sycophants such as our esteemed legislators, will tell you what is "best for you." Follow their "lead", stay out of their way, get "behind" them and, if you're lucky, a few bucks might fall out of their pockets for you to grovel for. Face it, the very wealthy know "what is best".......for them.....you don't really count. They tell us to support an elite IAAF meet which will disrupt the University.....those damn students are just "in the way"; will cost over ten million dollars per day; will financially benefit only a very few individuals (those who don't really need the money); will have prohibitive ticket prices (so mere peasants can't attend); and will cost about 25 million in tax dollars.....gosh, how could we possibly turn that down??? In my opinion, our local Democatic legislators have, once again, "sold out" to the wealthy special interest groups. I've been an active Democrat for over fifty years and find your actions sad...

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Rather than squabble about who's a republican and who is a democrat, why not discuss the proposed legislation and the reasoning for or against it? "Vile?" I think not.

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The proposed increase in the state’s lodging tax is good enough reason for republicans to boycott the short session. The RG is wrong as usual the republicans have this one right. "Democrats were using the session to pursue an overreaching agenda of tax increases, regulation and ideological issues.”

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The track meet that will be of inestimable* value to the state and to the citizens of Lane county isn't getting as much of the pie as it wants, but unfortunately is still going to get a lot of pie, by hook or crook. *("inestimable" in this case means inestimably low.)

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"Nathanson and Rep. John Davis, a Wilsonville Republican who backed the bill in the House" A democrat and a republican. And it was the democratic senators who changed the bill. But the writer could not help himself from including boiler plate on republicans being obstructionist. Talk about media manipulation of the facts.

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While you have an excellent point about the use of robbery and burglary, accident is normally used correctly. Unless a driver intentionally causes the accident (say "brake-checking, swerving to hit an ex-husband, etc.) then, regardless of blame, it is still an accident.

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Thanks. I see the wording on their website now that I know what I'm looking for.

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Both our statements are true, unless you are denying that gas is cheaper now! What you say fits with what I'm saying, since people's willingness to buy is reset when prices go up--they become used to it and make changes elsewhere to afford the gas (but still buy less), so owners know that dropping prices completely isn't needed to get an increase in demand.

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"start working together to get the work they were elected to do done." ....if only that were the case. In today's hyper-partisan America the idea of the two major political parties "working together" is entirely lost. When President Obama was elected, Mitch McConnell made it very clear the goal of the GOP was to be sure he was a "one term" President. With President Obama's re-election, McConnell was very clear and open with his dedication to block any of the President's proposals. State legislatures are just as partisan. In Oregon it's the Democratic majority working to push through "their" ideas and the Republicans working just as hard to stop those bills using any tactic available. Were the Republicans in the majority, we'd just be seeing the "mirror image." Regrettably, this seems to be just what most voters want. A candidate promoting "compromise" and focusing on solutions to problems rather than attacks would be, to me, a welcome rarity.

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Reading this article and the comments below bring up another issue that the RG, KLCC ("public" broadcasting) and other Oregon media sources won't touch; the lack of taxes from the big timber industry clearcutters. Oregon's timber harvest taxes are almost non existent. We have been subsidizing the deforestation industry-actually paying for them to destroy our forests. We should look to them to pay timber harvest taxes comparable to those in Washington and California states. We should also stop subsidizing them to the tune of millions of dollars a year. We should make them pay ALL the external costs their practices create; lack of water, lack of clean water, loss of carbon sequestration, loss of wildlife habitat, increase in algae blooms, land slides, etc. etc. Currently WE, the taxpayers pay for these damages. The profits are privatized and the costs are socialized. THIS is the BIG, UNTOLD STORY NO MAINSTREAM MEDIA WILL TOUCH IN OREGON.

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Young people who have chosen to follow Bernie Sanders need to be extremely careful of the message. Bernie is selling Pie In The Sky. There are no free rides. Someone will pay and I can assure you that it will not be the super rich as he says. The super rich are super rich for a reason; they know how to take care of their money. The people who will alternately pay will be you, your parents, and every middle class person in this country. When large and small business people find new ways to avoid the Sanders taxes your parents will have to make adjustments to their life styles in order to pay the taxes for all of Bernie's fee stuff. When you graduate from college you better get an updated pass port because the company you thought you might work for has moved. If you think cooperate America is avoiding taxes now, a Bernie Sanders presidency will absolutely guarantee it. Socialism and the free market do not play well together. I do not wish to live in a European economy.

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Where is the story about how Lane County No Kill trapped spayed and neutered a colony of 50+ cats with the help of FCCO out of Portland and Wags here in town. Now that is something that is note worthy unlike greenkill trying to get donations for them saying that they are doing it. Maybe if they would have helped with the 50+ then it would be note worthy of them.

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You're actually suggesting that legislators should be discussing legislation? Actually studying proposals and their impacts on the people of Oregon. Actually considering others' views and, perhaps, reaching a compromise. You'd have these people actually listening to each other and engaging in civil discourse? You'd have legislation perhaps "sponsored" jointly by members from both parties? You'd have votes that might approach unanimity instead of just reflecting party lines? You'd have these people sitting around the campfire singing Kumbaya instead of running around throwing mud at each other? You and the RG editorial writers are such wimps. What's the purpose of being reasonable and construtive when, instead, you can spend your time fighting and vilifying those who disagree with you!!! It seems you simply don't understand todays politics......

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I was talking about the comments here---I wouldn't be so crazy to expect our puppet legislators to be so reasonable....they are bought and paid for!

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Trucks with elogs can NOT be shut off by remote control by company or anyone else. I can't believe anyone in the industry would actually believe such nonsense. If that were the case, you would have trucks stuck in travel lanes unable to move after being delayed in a backup. The log may scream at you, but you can still drive. It is LEGAL to park in OR where this driver parked. That is why he was NOT cited. He didn't do anything wrong.

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President Trump will make America great again. A daunting task after eight years of the Great Divider, Barack Hussein Obama.

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I want them to wear NASCAR coveralls with logos matching the amount of money they have received for their votes. The more money, the larger the patch. Nike, SEIU, Bloomberg, Koch Brothers; whoever they are really working for. Some of these 'legislators' would have a patch covering their entire back and multiple others all over their body.

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I've never understood "artistes" or artists, I'm just an old journeyman carpenter. I do hope that warning isn't the voice of experience!

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OK......I was worried for a moment. I thought you were actually suggesting that politicians might be capable of acting in a satesmanlike fashion....

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I wonder if there's any correlation between the large number of people who recently moved to Portland, and this drift in IPA flavoring away from the original Oregon style. Maybe these non-natives were the ones swaying the public vote!!!!!

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Oh yes indeed. Donald Trump would never stoop to comments and actions which might divide America. He's just the type of thoughtful, rational, reasonable, compassionate leader who "will make America great again." Surely, you jest..........

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Feel the same way about Darren Wilson? Didn't think so.

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Sanders isn't a Democrat. He's merely highjacking the Democratic party because he can't get on any ballot as an independent. Sanders admits he needs revolution to win. Revolutionaries may have hope for him, but there will be no national revolution on the Democratic side of this election. Poor people don't have time to revolt. Only their champion/nannies have the time and money for revolution. Sanders means what he says, but so does Cruz. Neither can get any of their sky pies baked by the legislators that they caucus with, let alone get any support from the other side. If Sanders should by some miracle win the Democrats' nomination he will be red-baited and portrayed as Che, beret and all. Hillary can't do that to him--she needs the more rational supporters of Sanders to vote for her, unless his supporters prefer a President Trump. America can't survive another "President Gore--woops" situation. Trump will give a whole new meaning to the phrase "executive action."

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I read the story with a truly heavy heart. I've supported Jules, strongly, since his first run for the Legislature. I've had many conversations with him--in his Salem office, at Town Forums (I live in House 42), and on my front porch. And I've appreciated basically all his positions. That said, while I've never considered myself a "single-issue voter," I cannot bring myself to support someone who belongs to, and attends, and calls his spiritual home, a religious institution that is so blatantly--admittedly--misogynistic. All well and good that Jules says he "doesn't support" everything his church believes in, but his very presence lends support not just to the church, but to their doctrine. A 19th century position on women is stunningly out of keeping with progressive Portland, and sadly disappointing that a politician I've believed in tacitly supports that position with his membership and participation. I am truly saddened by this information.

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Heck I'd have done it for $2300.00 a sign.

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Feed the cat? I have a cat??

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Wow. :-/ We could have transitioned off fossil fuels, decades ago?? Highly doubtful (unless you mean we all went back to living like the Amish). We couldn't transition off fossil fuels completely *now* without major disruptions to our standard of living, and indeed our very health and longevity. There is a very good empirical relation between a nation's crude death rate and the per capita income - reduce the standard of living a few points, and in a nation with a population of ours, it amounts to tens of thousands of premature deaths annually (you can Google it). So we all have a vested interest in keeping the lights turned on and the wheels turning. For the foreseeable future, that means fossil fuels. Sorry! :-/

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I'm happy? Thanks for letting me know....back to staring at the wall.

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You're exactly right......this is is just what critics said would happen. Now they'll expect Republicans to fix this unfixable boondoggle.

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And some how you believe that YOU matter to the democrat political establishment? LOL... Anyone I repeat ANYONE who is stupid enough democrat or republican to believe that they matter to the political establishment beyond giving their occasional slave vote and buying into their bull feather of promises gets what they voted for which is about 99.9% cow dung.

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The topic is "civil discourse" and a part of that topic is binary thinking. Your comment seemed a bit binary, which seemed kind of ironic, but I think it was speaking to the topic. 40-20 good - Tipaw good.

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My own suspicion is that the Large Hadron Collider, in conjunction with the LIGO gravity-wave experiment, somehow created a quantum rift in the spacetime continuum, and I've slipped through into a parallel universe that is *almost* - but not quite! - the same as the one I left. Except here, a billionaire bloviator and rabble-rousing con man can promote himself to be a leading candidate for President of a major political party, without displaying any actual qualifications for high office whatsoever. =:-o I'm looking for the Way Back Home ... :'-(

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That's the RED guard for you true to their leftist bias philosophy!

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You said it. It's fenced in by the highway, only really accessible by motor vehicle. Nobody that's currently walking or riding a bike to Ainsworth will be able to do the same at sylvan.

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In some cultures the elders are honored and respected. In ours they're ignored, dismissed, disrespected, and made the grist for cheap humor. What the hell's wrong with you young wippersnappers. When I was a kid (yeah, that's been a while) we called elders "sir" or "mam", helped them with any "heavy lifting", and treated them with respect. I have always liked "old folks", hell, I like 'em so much, I decided to become one. Each day I look around for someone older than me so I can be nice to them......and each day that gets tougher. I might have to start being nice to people younger than me..

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You seem to have forgotten about 2014 midterm election results? If memory serves the American people handed both houses of congress to the republicans for a more then just one or two reasons.

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You gotta be kidding...buried movie page and the theaters are not listed alphabetically and/or unable to sort?

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Behold yet another Eugene Police Department product. What a fine pack of alumni. Bowls of expletives, retaliation against whistleblowing officers who got ostracized and thrown under the bus, multiple cases of sexual harassment and physical assault, a peeping tom caught filming his own colleagues in the police station bathroom, a high school resource officer molesting women, two notorious rapists, et cetera. Bravo. What a rotten culture. I have family in law enforcement, and let's just say that the EPD is one of those departments which has a lengthy reputation proceeding it...

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If I were putting together a police department, one of the hiring requirements would be that no one is hired from a failed police department. UOPD and EPD are definitely in the category of failed police departments. I wonder if the new UO president decided it was appropriate to do a little house cleaning at the failed UOPD, starting at the top. Perhaps with appropriate oversight, this thing can be saved from becoming just like EPD. I'm not terribly optimistic. From the looks of it, their officers need massive retraining and I'm not sure it will take.

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It will be interesting to see if something new has been uncovered, or if this was sort of a delayed fallout. The sudden nature of her departure makes me think that perhaps there is indeed a new revelation. Let us hope that Diane Dietz is able to do some follow up on this, and get to the bottom of why she was so suddenly let go. That usually only happens for a reason.

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Well, well. There is nothing wrong with the current courthouse that a fresh coat of paint wouldn't cure. The security risks are not explained leading one to believe that the term 'security risk' is being overused by those in 'authority' to mask their requests to feed at the public trough. The security in knowing that our taxes are being well spent is at risk.

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Driving in your own lane is hard! /sarc Hope the woman goes to jail for a few years.

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thank goodness.....someone has finally presented a rational explanation for the "Trump Phenomenon".....If you find that "way back home", don't leave without me.

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Outsider, No spin or manipulation. Senate Republicans have said openly that they will do anything to try and stop the coal phase-out bill, which they believe is a badly flawed policy. Here's comment from Senate Republican Leader Ted Ferrioli this week: "We have a committed position to do almost anything we can think of to slow or stop the process." http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/02/senator-ferrioli-republicans-look-to-stop-coal.html The reason that's relevant here, as the article explains, is that if partisan tensions were lower in the Senate, the lodging tax could potentially pass with both Democrats and Republicans votes, like in the House. Because that's not possible right now, all 18 Democrats have to vote "yes" to pass the bill. That dynamic gives more power to Portland Democrats who wanted it changed. I was just trying to provide full context for readers on this issue. Not about boiler plate GOP bashing.

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Reminds me of: Old couple worried about their memory, go to a doctor. He does some tests, tells them not to worry, but to get little note pads and start writing things down. They do, it's working well. One evening they're watching tv. Wife gets up, says I'm going to get some ice cream, would you like some? Husband says Sure! And with some caramel sauce on top. Wife heads toward kitchen, husband says You didn't write it down! Wife says, Ice cream, carmel sauce. I can remember. A few minutes later she come back, hand her husband a hot dog. He looks at her and says, Honey, you should have written it down. You forgot the mustard!

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hmmmmm .... similar to the hushed sudden departure of RG editor and publisher N Christian Anderson two months ago. No mention of that in the RG. http://www.eugeneweekly.com/blog/r-g-parts-ways-editor-and-publisher-n-christian-anderson

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Yes. You do. Fortunately, it's a good mouser. And you always leave the lid on the toilet up.

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So I went to Ainsworth and you need to think about your life for if you want Spanish kicked out.

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It's a good thing. Now I'll be able to legally let the dogs loose when I'm driving the lonely highways over the mountain.

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in dealings with all things "supportive" to the public - this city is in a time zone all it's own. some of the wierdist doings happen here between the U, nike, RG, track town usa...actually all things duck sports ... and rich individuals and politicians. the U operates on it's own value system and is pretty blatant in showing it. the roads get heavier use and heavier use and are old and totally insufficient, but the city can't get momentum moving behind any actual fixes. instead the em x 6th and 7th corridor abomination. what a Frankenstein of a system. the city chokes on itself. the RG often seems to under-report something, put on obvious slant to it or just leave out facts that are readily available elsewhere. I never trust I've gotten a complete unbiased report from the RG. just don't. that's one reason I appreciate the comments section - there is often as much info as was in the story itself. so waiting for the rest of the story.

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this is a shame if they do not shield this man who was just doing his job. he is being thrown under the bus and it is horrible. the folks involved have already shown a propensity for radical behavior...

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I am not surprised. I had a goat at one time. Blackberries were not her preferred food. She would nibble the newest leaves but the main branches were untouched. Even goats that love blackberries leave the large branches which leaf back out the minute they were not browsed.

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As one who is 'straight, but definitely not narrow,' I unfortunately focused on the "women must submit" nonsense that underpins Imago Dei's relational doctrine, but missed the implications for so many other relationships. As one who probably has more LGBT friends than straight friends, this makes Jules' participation in this cult all the more troubling. Thanks for pointing this out.

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another biased, hate-filled, loud, bombastic, angry german man with funny hair - the last one turned out so well... +++has any thought been given to how trump would divest himself of financial interests should be become president? what dark paths will his financial power be hidden?

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The Trib piece, which suggest possible ethics violations--without specifically saying so--would be troubling, at least momentarily, in a campaign. Combining this with the WW piece on Jules' choice of a spiritual home, and it hasn't been a good week for the candidate. I hope he finds a way to publicly address both of these issues. Soon.

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I'm trying to appreciate your perspective, Fracture, and I don't see where anyone is "denying religious freedom." Within the bounds of the law (having more than one wife, e.g., isn't legal), people are free to worship as they will. What they are not free to do is impose their religious beliefs on others--as in a public official who refuses, on religious grounds, to marry people who are legally entitled to be married. Jules is free to worship wherever he chooses. That's not what this is about. It is about the fact that the official doctrine of the church he chooses as his spiritual home is anti-woman and anti-gay (to frame it simplistically). As voters, who are being asked to support an individual for a very important elected position, it is important that we have a complete picture of that individual. That is what this is about, not "Religious Freedom."

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I've always appreciated your voice Randy, and you raise an interesting point here. I'd offer a different perspective. As a once-upon-a-time Catholic, I can appreciate the appeal of that ancient and often beautiful liturgy. And the idea of an individual standing up against aspects of that doctrine (birth control, homosexuality), while many do, is basically folly. And the alternatives to the history and magnitude of that religious 'grandeur' are minimal. What we're talking about here--as I understand it--is a small, community church, where there are numerous alternatives; and where it is one important voice in hundreds, not one insignificant voice in hundreds of million. To me that makes an important difference.

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Wow. Not often that "discreet" and "homophobia" and "misogyny" appear in the same sentence.

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I'm a Unitarian, Nathan, and we welcome those from a variety of beliefs and religious backgrounds--and also value human interaction highly, as we do acceptance and avoidance of (Old Testament) negative labeling. So while I disagree with your church's positions, I really appreciate your reaching out and attempting to expand the dialogue. Quite often, over a beer, people are able to find common (interpersonal) ground. Unfortunately that doesn't change the devastating multi-century effects of official religious institutions' positions on women and (all types of minorities). As Dr. King believed, the "Arc of history inevitably bends toward justice" (especially for women and all minorities). You may be a decent guy. Your church has some doctrines that aren't, and finding out--over a beer--that you're a decent guy won't change that.

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Novel thought JD, thanks! So Jules is a "stealth" candidate who is going to find common ground between those who condemn the LGBT community and believe women must be subservient...and those of us who believe we're all created equal and should be accepted/respected for WHO we are, not what we are. Good luck to him, he's going to need it. And if he pulls it off, I'll definitely reconsider my vote in 2020.

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Sausages, in a bowl. Wieners, if you will.

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Great point. This picking-and-choosing allows folks to subjugate women, but ignores all the other great stuff in Leviticus. Eat a cheeseburger? That's a sin--mixing meat and dairy. Not circumsized guys? You're a sinner. Work on Sunday? Sinner. (So...are religious leaders who are "working" leading their congregations on Sunday...wow, gets confusing.) The litany of Old Testament things that the "Good Book" says is hilarious. Just as hilarious as saying women aren't fit to lead--because the "Good Book" says so. As Nathan might suggest, read Leviticus--it's an eye-opener. And totally unrelated to the teachings of Jesus, the New Testament, since nowhere does he suggest women are second-class people. (Speaking of Jesus here, and not the misogynist Paul.)

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The Eugene Education Foundation (EEF) is not a union representing teachers and 4-J staff, as this article asserts. It is the non-profit fundraising arm of 4-J. Totally different. Come on RG!

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Sometimes I bother with links, but I assume that anyone bright enough can easily find them, and if they haven't it's because they don't want to. I share information with people who can benefit from it, mostly other activists, but I've found it impossible to educate people who are determined to believe what they need to, and are impervious to facts. No matter how clearly you explain things to them, they just don't get it. Meanwhile reality just keeps on rolling, running over beliefs.

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When my baby brother ran away he was never made priority. They said its not illegal to run away from home

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